Critical Thinking Worksheet: What Is Critical Thinking

Critical thinking lesson 1: What is critical thinking? · Set 499 · 40 questions

Thinking tip (How do you know?): A critical thinker asks “How do you know?”, checks the facts first, listens to both sides, looks for reasons and thinks before deciding. Not critical thinking: believing every rumour, deciding in a hurry, hearing only one side, copying what everyone does, sharing without checking. A new fact can change the answer — a good thinker changes their mind with proof.

1. 1.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who thinks before deciding? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
2. 2.True or false: “trusts any website” is what a critical thinker does. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who looks for reasons? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
4. 4.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spots missing facts (b) changes mind with proof (c) thinks before deciding (d) ignores the facts
6. 6.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who compares the options? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
7. 7.True or false: “I decided before I heard the facts.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these is what a critical thinker does? (a) decides in a hurry (b) never asks why (c) copies what all do (d) looks for reasons
9. 9.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
10. 10.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who asks good questions? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
11. 11.True or false: “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” shows careful thinking. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “Wait — let me read the label before I decide.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) decides in a hurry (b) believes every rumour (c) looks for reasons (d) ignores the facts
14. 14.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who spots missing facts? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
15. 15.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I decided before I heard the facts.” (a) careful thinking (b) careless thinking
16. 16.🧠 Careful or careless thinking? “I thought it was true, but this new fact changes my mind.” (a) careless thinking (b) careful thinking
17. 17.True or false: “I don’t need to check. I just know.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careless thinking. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copies what all do (b) never asks why (c) shares without checking (d) compares the options
20. 20.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who hears only one side? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
21. 21.True or false: “listens to both sides” is not critical thinking. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “changes mind with proof” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🎯 Why is critical thinking useful? (a) to make better choices (b) to stop asking (c) to look clever (d) to win every fight
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinks before deciding (b) hears only one side (c) spots missing facts (d) asks “How do you know?”
25. 25.🔁 A new fact shows that your answer was wrong. A good thinker… (a) changes their mind (b) argues anyway (c) hides the fact (d) gets angry
26. 26.True or false: “My friend said it, so it must be true.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who copies what all do? (a) critical thinker (b) not critical thinking
28. 28.True or false: “believes every rumour” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) trusts any website (b) never asks why (c) spots missing facts (d) believes every rumour
30. 30.🛒 A poster says “The best bag in the world!” A critical thinker asks… (a) “Where do I pay?” (b) “Is it blue?” (c) “What makes it best?” (d) “Can I buy two?”
31. 31.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who checks the facts first? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
32. 32.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) changes mind with proof (b) compares the options (c) looks for reasons (d) decides in a hurry
33. 33.🧠 Critical thinker or not: someone who listens to both sides? (a) not critical thinking (b) critical thinker
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shares without checking (b) hears only one side (c) copies what all do (d) asks good questions
35. 35.Which of these is not critical thinking? (a) shares without checking (b) listens to both sides (c) thinks before deciding (d) compares the options
36. 36.True or false: “compares the options” is not critical thinking. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “Both answers sound good. Let me compare them.” shows careless thinking. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) listens to both sides (b) thinks before deciding (c) spots missing facts (d) shares without checking
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hears only one side (b) checks the facts first (c) decides in a hurry (d) copies what all do
40. 40.True or false: “The first answer I thought of must be correct.” shows careful thinking. (a) True (b) False

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